Davenport-casket



W, C. WATKINS.

DAVENPORT CASKET.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 26. ms.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

unrrnn STATES PATENT onnron.

WILLIAM G. WATKINS, or WESTON, o1-rr0..

DAVENPORT-CASKET.

1 Application filed Gctober 26, 1918. Serial No. 259,762.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM C. WAT- nrrzs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Weston, in the county of Wood and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Davenport-Casket; and I dohereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to caskets, and has for its object the provisionof a casket whlch is adapted to be set up in the form of a sired extentwithout disturbing the flowers or other articles which may be placed onthe top of the casket.

The invention is fully described in the following specification, andwhile, in its broader aspect, it is capable of embod ment in numerousforms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a casket embodyingmy invention set up in davenport form. Fig. 2 is a verticalcross-section thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of one endportion of the casket with parts broken away and illustrating theshoulder adjusting means. Fig. A is a cross section of the casket inclosed form, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view thereof with the top slideor panel partly open.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the bottom, 2, 2 the ends, 3 andA the front and rear sides, respectively, and 5 the top of a casketembodying my invention. The

ends 2, 2 fixedly rise from the respective end portion of the bottom 1and the sides 3 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

relation to the bottom with their hinged ends, shouldering thereunder,as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, thus forming supporting members for thecasket.

l/Yhen the sides 3, 4: are in raised or closed position, the top 5 restson the top edges of the ends and sides, as shown in Fig. A, and ismovably connected to each end by a link 7, which linkis pivoted at oneend to the top and at its other end to the respec tive end 2 of thecasket in a manner to permit the top tobe swung rearward and clownwardin upright'position at the rear side of the casket withits lower edgeadjacent to the lower rear edge of the casket and with its upperedgeextending a distance above the ends'2, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2; Thetop cannot be swungto open position, however, until the rear side A hasbeen swung downward to'its casket supporting position, as the top whenswung to open or upright position takes the closed position of the rearside 4 and rests at its ends against the rear upright edges of thecasket ends'2. It is evident that when the sides and top of the casketare in open 'posi tio'n the casket assumes the form of a davenport withthe sides acting as the supporting legs or members, the ends 2 acting asthe arms at the ends of {)he davenport, and the top 5 acting as the ack.

A shallow ledge or rail 8 rises a short the height of the respectiveends 2 to which they ar connected, thus serving as a'brace for the ends.A ledge 10 is provided at the inner side of each rail 8, 9 and rising onsuch ledges are the side rails 11 of what may be termed a cot or springframe, which frame fits within the casket between the ends 2, 2 and rail8, 9 and is covered by a canvas or other suitable covering 12. -A bodymay be laid directly on this covering or on amattress or other covering,which may be placed thereover. The fr'amell and its covering serve as acot for supporting the body. In order to facilitate an adjustment of theshoulders of a body to any desired position, which is usuallyaccomframe; atits head portion, is provided with I wish it understoodthat my invention is not limited to any specific construction orarrangement of the parts, as it is capable .ahinged'section 13adapted'to be raised or lowered, and such-section is supported inadjusted elevated position by a rod '14:,

ofnumerous modifications and changes without departing from the spiritqf the claims.

which is pivotally attached at one end and sharpened at itsother endto'be forced into 'thelflwooden.bottom 1 ofthe casket at'the.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is,

1; A davenport casket having front and desired positionof adjustment.The cros PIECE/"l5 'at lthe' head 'of th'e'cot frame is hinged at eachend tosthe adjacent, section 153 t'of adapt either section 13 to beraised i b Ye he plane of the other, as is apparent '15 .by-referencetothe drawings. f J

- --Theatopf5 is provided With a panel- 16 whieh comprises the majorportion of the "top andismortised thereinfor longitudinal jisliding.movements, "the openingmoveinent 550 thereof'bein g toward thefootof the casket. I I flhis panel; .on whichgathe lfioralqdecorations-may beplaced, can-be opened to expose thewho le or'only'aportionof a body disposed V within'the casket, or it can beentirely;removed from the top withoutdis V ,turbing the floraldecorations thereon. It is [evident thatthe casket can be upholstered inany:-. desired, manner so that it will have an appearanceof a casketwhenin closed or folded form; and Will. have. the appearance ofa -davenportwhen in "open or unrear portions mounted "for swinging movementsto-serve as supports for the casket when in davenport form, and havingits top connected vto the casket ends for movement to upright positionat the rear of said ends to take the closed position of the rear sideand to serve as the back of the davenport. 7

p 2. .A casket having its ends and bottom relatively fixed and its frontand rear sides hinged at their lower edges to the bottom portions foroutward and downward swinging movements relative thereto to place thesides in inverted upright supporting. relation to the bottom, saidcasket also having its top connected to. the ends to be placed thereoveror to be swung to upright position at the rear of the ends to take theposition of the rear side and to extend in davenport back form above theends.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification.

WILLIAM C. WATKINS.

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